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Our Institute's No. 1 priorities are confronting the opioid epidemic and expanding access to addiction care and support. We also are committed to educating the public about the risks of expanded marijuana availability and use, and telling stories that smash stigma and help address the broader addiction crisis in America.

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Our mission is to facilitate conversation between those in recovery and those still suffering and society at large. To replace misinformation with understanding, misperception with empathy and denial with hope. We are a powerful community. Our lives and stories prove that recovery is possible.

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More than 1,200 people attended a public summit on the opioids crisis in Minnesota on Aug. 25, 2015. The Hazelden Betty Ford Institute for Recovery Advocacy was a lead sponsor and content provider. Speakers included Gov. Mark Dayton, U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger, U.S. Sen. Amy Kloubuchar and many others.

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Unite to Face Addiction

The Hazelden Betty Ford Institute for Recovery Advocacy was among 700 organizations and tens of thousands of people at "UNITE to Face Addiction" on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on Oct. 4, 2015. We also hosted and participated in a number of other exciting events surrounding the historic concert.

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Institute for Recovery Advocacy

Our mission is to provide a trusted national voice on all issues related to addiction prevention, treatment and recovery and to facilitate conversation among those in recovery, those still suffering and society at large. We are committed to smashing stigma, shaping public policy and educating people everywhere about the problems of addiction and the promise of recovery.

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and
communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs. It is the nation's largest
nonprofit treatment provider, with a legacy that began in 1949 and includes the 1982 founding
of the Betty Ford Center. With 17 sites in California, Minnesota, Oregon, Illinois, New York,
Florida, Massachusetts, Colorado and Texas, the Foundation offers prevention and recovery
solutions nationwide and across the entire continuum of care for youth and adults.